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Huyton shop worker killing: Teenager questioned
Published: 8th Dec 2011 07:20:49
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a shop assistant on Merseyside.
Mahesh Wickramasingha, 30, died after being stabbed in the neck while working at Stanley News in Kingsway, Huyton on 29 November.
A police spokesman said a 19-year-old man had been arrested on Wednesday night. He was taken to a police station in Liverpool for questioning.
Mr Wickramasingha has been described as "friendly" and "very hardworking".
The owner of the shop, Dr Gunapala Welhengama, said the father-of-two had come to the UK to support his family back in Sri Lanka.
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